Sobotka

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Sobotka
Sobotka coat of arms
Sobotka (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Královéhradecký kraj
District : Jičín
Area : 1932 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 28 '  N , 15 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '4 "  N , 15 ° 10' 36"  E
Height: 305  m nm
Residents : 2,371 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code : 507 43
structure
Status: city
Districts: 9
administration
Mayor : Lubor Jenček ( TOP 09 ) (as of 2017)
Address: Boleslavská 440
507 43 Sobotka
Municipality number: 573493
Website : sobotka.cz
main square
Farmhouses in the district of Stéblovice

The agricultural town of Sobotka (outdated Saboth ) with 2,300 inhabitants is located in Okres Jičín , ( Czech Republic ) and is one of the starting points for the Český ráj (Bohemian Paradise).

Attractions

Sobotka is a city with tourism and a cultural and literary tradition. The National Festival of the Czech Language and Literature “Šrámkova Sobotka” takes place here regularly. Because of the well-preserved folk architecture (timbered wooden houses) and other architectural monuments, parts of Sobotka have been declared a monument zone .

Humprecht Castle is located above the city ; Hiking trails lead to Kost Castle and to Vesec, Staré Hrady and the Plakánek Valley.

Districts

Sobotka includes the localities Čálovice ( Tschalowitz ), Kdanice ( Kdanitz ), Lavice ( Lawitz ), Spyšova ( Spischow ), Staňkova Lhota ( Staniek Lhota ), Stéblovice ( Steblowitz ), Trní ( Tern ) and Zajakury ( Sajakur ).

Town twinning

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Sobotka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  2. http://biblio.unibe.ch/adam/zoom/zoom.php?col=ryh&pic=Ryh_4403_1_B